Loading... Government News Culture Travel People Expats' Lounge Kor-respondents Issues   Home > Today's Korea > Issues Issues Korea's New Growth Engines    President Lee Myung-bak put forward "Low Carbon, Green Growth" as a new paradigm for national development in his address on National Liberation Day (Aug. 15) 2008.   Seoul strives to overcome economic difficulties amid worldwide financial crisis    Amid recent incorrect or untrue news reports on the Korean economic situation by some foreign media outlets, the Korean government is working out comprehensive plans, including tax cuts, greater spending, deregulation, and interest rate cuts, as well as liquidity supply.   The Road to Free Trade    Ending more than 14 months of tough negotiations, Korea and the United States reached a free trade agreement on April 2 2007 that would drastically boost their exports. Korean President Roh Moo-hyun hailed the deal as a "stepping stone for another economic leap forward in the nation's push to join the ranks of advanced countries." Overall, the agreement will eliminate nearly 85 percent of each side's tariffs on industrial goods immediately, with the remaining tariffs to be phased out over three to 15 years.   History & Truth    Japan’s history distortion attempts continue to provoke the international community. The new Japanese history textbook, introduced in 2006, justifies and glorifies Japan’s past atrocities, including its annexation of Korea. Many countries urge Tokyo to acknowledge the past wrongdoing and make a frank apology as Japan denied in March 2007 that neither its military nor government had forced women to serve as sex slaves in military brothels during World War II.   Dynamic Korea    This new design is a contemporary rendition of the traditional Korean taegeuk (yin and yang) pattern and seeks to express new waves of change and innovation. It also envisions a dynamic future as well as self-confident and high-tech images of the nation.   Goguryeo (Koguryo) in Korean History    Goguryeo was an ancient Korean kingdom with a brilliant history that flourished across a vast expanse of land in East Asia. This special section reviews Goguryeo's history and culture. Prominent history scholars also provide more details.      New members of society: ...  Best autumn getaway in G...  Chuncheon Animation Fest...  For tourists, Korea has ...  Seoul Marginal Theater F...  'Special Thanksgiving Ho...  A fun day of free cultur...  The beauty of Korean tra...  Exports to uplift Korean...  Zaytun accomplishes peac...  English-only FM radio st...  Green investment to crea...  Official Hangeul promote...  Culture Minister to addr...  Korea, Jordan to collabo...  Concerts, performances b...